RA 195.7945° · Dec -60.8775° · star
2 more points to reach Rare.
HD 312251 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 2,938.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 9.94 and has spectral type G3.
Its spectrum reads G3 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 312251 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 9.94, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 312251 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
HD 312251 scores 32 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Sun-like G-type star, Strongly variable and A named variable star — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.